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    Chapter 5: Conflict, Friendships and Technology

    Friendships also have a less pleasant side – one that includes conflict, disagreements and in some cases, the end of the relationship. Digital media plays a role in these less happy elements of teens’ friendships, both as a source of and platform for drama and conflict, and as a conduit through which the connection can […]

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    9. Views of the nation, how it’s changing and confidence in the future

    The public continues to express mixed opinions about the United States’ standing in the world. About half (52%) say the U.S. is “one of” the world’s greatest nations, while 32% say it “stands above” all others. Relatively few (15%) say there are countries that are better than the United States. Most Americans are not highly […]

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    Coverage Error in Internet Surveys

    With 89% of U.S. adults online, survey research is rapidly moving to the Web. But 89% is not 100%, and surveys that include only those who use the internet run the risk of producing biased results.

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    Chapter 4: Phone use in social gatherings

    This section of the report focuses on cellphone usage in group settings and social gatherings — encounters where people’s use of cellphones might change the basic dynamic of the group. The survey probed these issues in several ways. The findings show that people use their phones in such gatherings with mixed impacts on the social […]

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    Chapter 5: Beliefs About Sin

    Roughly nine-in-ten U.S. Catholics say they believe in the concept of sin – that there are actions or deeds that can be offensive to God. But there is less unanimity among Catholics about which specific actions or behaviors constitute a sin. For example, while most Catholics say abortion is sinful, they are divided as to […]

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    Chapter 2: Counting Multiracial Americans

    A new Pew Research Center survey finds that the mixed-race adult population could be as much as three times what current government estimates suggest.

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    Chapter 3: Video Games Are Key Elements in Friendships for Many Boys

    Video games[8. numoffset=”8″ Unless otherwise noted, in this report we use the term video games to encompass all types of gameplay on computers, consoles, tablets or phones.] and gameplay are pervasive in the lives of most American teens – and for boys in particular, video games serve as a major venue for the creation and […]

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    A Year Later, U.S. Campaign Against ISIS Garners Support, Raises Concerns

    Survey Report Nearly a year after the United States launched its first airstrikes against ISIS, the public remains broadly supportive of the military campaign. Yet Americans also have persistent doubts about how well the U.S. military effort is going, and there is no agreement about whether the U.S. should deploy ground troops as part of […]